MEDIA RELEASE: Cineflix Rights unveils summer 2026 slate
Cineflix Rights has unveiled new additions to its summer slate, spanning multiple genres including lifestyle, true crime and history, along with returning series of fan favourites, and the upcoming national park–set procedural, Anna Pigeon, due to launch on USA Network and Bell Media in August.
The Emily Michelle Project (8×60’, Scott Brothers Entertainment for HGTV, Canada) is a fresh take on home transformation, following self-made interior designer Emily Michelle as she helps homeowners create beautiful, high impact spaces on real-world budgets using reclaimed finds, clever DIYs, and smart upgrades. Emily’s passion for thrifting has made her a rising star with more than one million views on Instagram, and now backing from Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott’s Scott Brothers Entertainment, one of Realscreen’s Global 100 top 10 lifestyle producers.
Deadly Destinations (20×60’, WAM Media Group for Bell Media, Canada, and AMC Networks, UK), a new true crime series. Each episode chronicles the story of an unsuspecting traveller whose life is tragically cut short when they leave home—and how their families and detectives track down the killer. Their final destination holds critical clues. Whether it’s a camping trip, a business trip, or cross-country move-gone-wrong, the stories are terrifyingly relatable. The Deadly Destinations format is storytelling in the present tense, shot on location and using rich archives. Perfect for a true crime audience.
The Bayeux Tapestry (working title, 1×60’, Blast Films for BBC, UK) explores the historical and cultural significance of this unique artifact while following its remarkable journey from Bayeux to London in this once-in-a-generation historical event. The documentary has exclusive behind-the-scenes access, revealing the expertise, preparation and conservation required to make it possible.
Returning series include Kings of Coke (2×90’ or 4×45’, C3 Media and Urbania Media for Crave, Canada), a cinematic documentary series about an untold organized crime empire that shook the world. With more bank heists, daring escapes, corrupt cops and mob hits, Kings of Coke delivers gripping entertainment for global audiences. The Wall (Season 2, 4×60’, Rondo Media for S4C, Wales, BBC Albaand TG4, Ireland) focuses on some of the world’s most iconic walls and borders to uncover tales of hope, unity, and the triumph of the human spirit. Dermot’s Taste of Ireland (Season 2, 10x30’, Rock Oyster Media Productions for ITV, UK) is a culinary showcase in which the much-loved TV presenter showcases the Emerald Isle’s freshest foods and ever-evolving tastes.
Cineflix Rights’ summer slate also includes two seasons of the Italian version of hit Channel 4 UK format Tempting Fortune. Money Road (12×120’, Blu Yazmin for Sky Italia), is a highstakes social experiment set deep in the jungle of Malaysia, which sees 12 ordinary people pushed to confront temptation, endurance, and moral choice. Over the course of two intense weeks, the group must work together to successfully trek through extreme natural conditions and resist temptations including a feast prepared by renowned chef Giorgio Locatelli to reach the finish line and share a collective prize fund of €300,000.
Rounding up the slate is Anna Pigeon (10×60’, Cineflix, December Films and SEVEN24 Films for USA Network in association with Bell Media), Anna Pigeon is a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. The series is based on the best-selling novels by Nevada Barr.
Richard Life, SVP Acquistions and Co-productions, Cineflix Rights said: “We’re delighted to be continuing our long-standing relationship with Scott Brothers Entertainment by launching their latest series to the international market, along with a gripping new true crime series from new partners WAM Media Group. There is a huge amount of interest in the transfer of the Bayeux Tapestry from France to the UK this year, and Blast’s documentary has the exclusive inside story on the move, along with the history behind this amazing artifact. Coupled with new series of some of our returning hits, the high-octane Italian version of Tempting Fortune, which takes the hit format to a new level, and hotly anticipated crime procedural Anna Pigeon, our summer 2026 slate is full of shows which we know will fit the bill for our buyers.”
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